that's a similar situation of what's going on for thousands of new yorkers affected by superstorm sandy. now a lawsuit has been filed against the long island power authority claiming gross negligence. >> how much longer can we take this? i mean, i don't understand how unprepared could lipa have been to see that we're here 16 days without power? >> you are hearing from laura brennan there, salt water rushed into her oceanside home, the water heater, boiler failed. she's among the 11.000 homeowners that need repairs before the power can be turned back on. in response to that criticism, lipa's chief operating officer has resigned. >>> senatorses for seven states including maryland are now asking president barack obama for money in the aftermath of sandy. they're asking the president to add more emergency aid for federal disaster assistance programs into the 2013 budget request. they're hoping for a quick response to help those recovery victims get back on their feet. and when you see things like this, you know, lynette, we said earlier this morning, we keep saying this over and over and yo